2013 - Appeared in all 10 games at runnng back as a senior, Jones finished fifth on the team with 338 yards on 37 carries while ranking second on the team with eight touchdowns...Also caught two passes for 44 yards...Ran for a season-high 109 yards on six carries and two touchdowns in Southern's win over Lincoln...Totaled 71 yards on six carries and two touchdowns in a win over Lindenwood-Belleville.

2012 - Playing in six games at running back as a junior, Jones rushed for 37 yards on six carries for the year, including a season-high 26 yards in the season-opener at Central Oklahoma. Rushed for nine yards, including a one-yard touchdown, in the Lions' upset win on the road at fourth-ranked Missouri Western.

2011- Jones ran the ball 12 times for 91 yards in 2011. He reeled off a 56 yard scamper against Emporia State. He saw action in seven games.

2010 - Jones ran the ball seven times for 44 yards in 2010. He saw action in seven games.

2009 – Sat out the season with a redshirt

In High School: Jones started for three seasons at running back for coach Paul Bassler at Triad High School in Troy, Ill. ... An All-Conference running back and kick return specialists, Jones helped lead his team to conference championships in 2006, 07 and 08 ... Also a track athlete at Triad, Jones was a sprinter for the Knights ... the son of Jerry, Sr. and Dr. Aronda Jones, JJ plans to major in criminal justice at Southern.